# The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) (Amendment) Rules 1999, Article 3: Amendments to the 1995 Rules


(1) In the definitions in rule 2 of the 1995 Rules–
(a) for the definition of “the Act” there shall be substituted the following definition:
““the Act” means the Justices of the Peace Act 1997;”; and
(b) for the definition of “the traditional procedure” there shall be substituted the following definition:
““the traditional procedure” means the procedure for election to the offices of chairman and deputy chairman of the justices on the basis that the candidates are justices for the petty sessions area; except that the candidates for an election to the office of deputy chairman shall not include the justice who has been elected chairman at the election meeting.”.
(2) In rule 4(1)(a) of the 1995 Rules the words “except in the case of the justices for the City of London,” shall be omitted.
(3) In rules 15(a), 16(b) and 17 of the 1995 Rules for “section 63” there shall be substituted “section 64”.
(4) In rule 17 of the 1995 Rules for “section 17(2)” there shall be substituted “section 22(2)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2396/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-amendment-rules-1999/article-3
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